Olympus C-7070 WIDE ZOOM has been introduced to become a though contender. The Olympus C-7070 has a sturdy magnesium-alloy body and is equipped with a 7.1 Megapixel CCD sensor. The high-quality lens of the Olympus C-7070 has aspherical and ED elements and offers a focal range commencing at a wide-angle 27mm and extending all the way to 110mm (35mm equivalent) for 4x optical zoom power. The new pro-sumer digital camera provides the goods for versatility and excellence in all facets of photography. Incorporated in a compact Olympus camera for the very first time is a special 143-point dual autofocus system that enables Predictive measurements. In this way, images are assured incredible sharpness, even if subjects are moving.

With 7.1 million pixels, even the finest aspects of an image are captured in minute detail. The Olympus C-7070 has a bright 1:2.8-4.8, high-precision lens. Comprised of eight elements arranged in seven groups, it incorporates two aspherical lenses and one low-refractive-index ED (Extra-low Dispersion) element. The 4x zooming range extends to 110mm from an ultra-wide-angle starting point of just 27mm (35mm camera equivalents). The Olympus C-7070 is therefore ideally suited for architects, interior designers and any others requiring an extremely wide angle of view. Due to use of a lens system tailor-made for digital photography and featuring nearly telecentric optics, cornershading at wide viewing angles is not an issue. The Olympus C-7070 is even geared for extreme close-ups. From just 3cm away, this model can fill a frame with a subject of just 20.7 x 27.8mm in Super Macro mode.

We have published some first product shots of this new Olympus model. The new Olympus C-7070 digital camera will be available from January 2005.